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Trojans, Bullawgs, Hawks all advance in State Volleyball Championships

Panthers, Knights fall in opening round of postseason

Sun-News report

Posted:
11/14/2013 10:11:23 PM MST

LAS CRUCES - The Mayfield Trojans have played good volleyball at the right time of the 2013 season.

After closing the District 3-5A Tournament with a competitive quarterfinals loss at Oñate, Mayfield continued to perform well on the opening day of the Class 5A State Championships at the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho.

The Trojans, seeded No. 11 in the 12-team state tournament, held their own in pool play by beating Las Cruces High and splitting with Cleveland. They then knocked off No. 9 Clovis in the tournament's opening round 3-1 (25-22, 21-25, 25-16, 25-12).

Mayfield will now take on No. 12 Volcano Vista on Friday at 11:30 a.m. The Hawks won Pool D on Thursday and picked up a first-round bye.

"I think right now we're playing well," said Trojans head coach Michael Sautter. "Just like at the end of the district tournament. We're getting production out of people, I like the attitude out of the girls and I think we've got a fortunate next round....We're taking it one match at a time. That's the attitude we're carrying right now."

No. 3-seed Las Cruces High rebounded after an 0-4 run in pool play to knock off No. 8 Oñate in Round 1 (29-27, 25-23, 14-25, 25-14).

LCHS head coach Keith Leupold said his team fell behind big in Sets 1 and 2 against the Knights but were able to overcome the deficits. The Bulldawgs will take on No. 2-seed Cibola today at 11:15 a.m. in the quarterfinals round.

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"I was happy that we did that," Leupold said of fighting back against the Knights. "It showed some resilience on our part. But we can't dig out of those holes again and again. We have to play aggressive volleyball (Friday) against a very good team."

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